Experimental Research Associate for Metal Additive Manufacturing

Posting Summary

Job Title Experimental Research Associate for Metal Additive Manufacturing Division Research & Economic Development Department NIST PREP Work Status Full Time Position Category Contractual FLSA Exempt Pay Range Contractual Salary Range $82,764 / year Fund Source Federal/Grant Job Summary

A postdoctoral role focusing on the experimental aspects of high-speed X-ray diffraction in metal additive manufacturing (AM). This postdoc will be part of a broader NIST research team developing a new high-speed X-ray metrology platform. The postdoc will contribute to experimental design, instrumentation, and real-time diffraction analysis to enable high-speed structural metrology for AM.

Job Duties

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supporting the design and implementation of the instrumentation and hardware control systems for autonomous X-ray diffraction experiments
• Coordinating with national lab partners at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, to deploy and optimize experimental setups
• Developing and executing synchrotron XRD experiments for in-situ structural analysis of additively manufactured metal alloys
• Assisting in the integration of experimental workflows with predictive modeling tools to guide real-time decision-making in AM
• Disseminating research findings through publications, conference presentations, and technical reports

Requested Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Ph.D. in Materials Science, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

Other Preferences for Consideration Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Hands-on experience with synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiments and data analysis
• Experience with instrumentation, experimental automation, and hardware control in scientific research
• Experience in additive manufacturing, preferably DED